Simple Greenery Display

Who loves Hostas? I know we do! My husband is the big landscaper around here while I pretty much take care of the inside, but while he was transplanting some Hostas, a few branches fell off. Because the leaves were so pretty I didn't want to just leave them laying outside, so I grabbed a jar, tied some lace around it, filled it with water and added the Hosta branches. 

I love having fresh plants around the house and they look just as pretty as a bunch of flowers to me and cost nothing. Wouldn't these be an easy and frugal table decoration for a summer party? Ferns would be another easy and pretty plant to add to water-filled jars. 

 By the way, if you noticed my chalkboard framed sign in the picture and want to know how I made this interchangeable photo/chalkboard frame,  click HERE for the tutorial. 

Thanks for visiting ReMadeSimple! I hope you enjoyed your time here and come back on Friday for the reveal of my Martha Stewart Mother's Day Campaign project! 

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Creating Anthropologie Style in Your Home for Less!

Hello everyone! It's another bright sunny February day here in the midwest--

and I'm loving it! It has been so nice to let my boys go out and play this winter

with our mild temperatures--the best winter I can remember! 

So, if you're been following along, you might know that I've been working 

on a few projects inspired by that gorgeous store, Anthropologie. 

(Did you see my table revamp? )

 It's not within my budget to buy things there, but I love

making a good knock-off decoration! 

Something I really like to do this time of year when I'm antsy for

 spring to arrive is buy a few new houseplants to bring 

something fresh and living inside.

And today I'm going to show you how I took a thrift store milk glass vase

and repurposed it into a pretty planter to create my Anthro style for less! 

On the left, you see what I created. And on the right, my inspiration:

This is so easy, you barely need a tutorial, but pictures are always fun, so here goes: 

Here's what you'll need:

 I used wine corks as a drainage and filler. 

I bought my milk glass vase at a thrift store earlier for only $1

(which I don't think is genuine milk glass, but I like the look).

Next, I added my organic potting mix from the greenhouse. (Do you like my action shot?)

Then, I carefully added my succulent plant.
(these are nice because they are low-maintenance plants)

And, was done! Easy, right? 

I hope you enjoyed this post! I've been really overwhelmed by all the great comments I've been getting on my projects-I am so thankful for all of my followers and support by fellow bloggers and friends.

Please bear with me as I work on responding and visiting all of you too-
I am also a full-time mommy of 2 active boys learning how to juggle my responsibilities and hobbies! (But I'm having a lot of fun! )

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Things That Get You Through Winter Party

I was invited to a birthday party for a friend last week with the theme

"What Gets You Through Winter", (great idea!) and I immediately 

thought about  how after every Christmas, after the tree goes down, 

I like to go to a green house and pick out a few new houseplants 

and breathe in the warm air. (I try to avoid greenhouses in the 

summer-too hot for me, but perfect in the winter.)

Something about bringing in fresh, living green plants helps us think 

spring when everything is frozen outside (usually...this winter has 

been an exception with 40-50 temperatures. I'm not complaining!).

So, as a gift for this party, I took one of my baby jade plants and tried

out my liquid chalkboard paint for the first time to decorate the pot.

After painting the pot and allowing to dry, I used my new

chalk markers I got from Uppercase Living to write little care 

messages on it, like watering instructions and "Think Spring".

Here was someone else's idea of what gets them through winter: 

Chocolate Chip Cheesecake. Mmmm....I agree.

Someone else said "art and color" gets them through, so they 

brought a blank canvas with paints for a group effort to 

create a bright abstract painting for the birthday girl.

Even the kids got to help...

I thought this was a creative party idea--so much better than no

theme at all, and thinking about trying this for a great excuse for 

people to get together and eat, drink, be creative,
and hold on until spring comes.

If you are in a cold weather climate, what are some things

that get you through winter?

Linking up with these and this party.